I do find it interesting, that a fair number of Americans travel around the world visiting fascinating and wondrous countries and cultures, and then are surprised it's not America. 😂

Starbucks fell on its face here in Australia because it bought its rubbish coffee here too. Aussies were like ‘nope.’

The only reason "Hungry Jacks" couldn't retain its American name of "Burger King" when it arrived in 1971 was there was ALREADY a restaurant chain in Sydney called Burger King, and they couldn't infringe on their Brand Name. (Australia's 'Burger King' restaurant chain went bankrupt in the 80's, but by then the name 'Hungry Jacks' was a well known name, so they decided to keep it)

We also love our flavoured milk that you can buy in supermarkets, like Farmers Union Iced Coffee, Classic Chocolate/Strawberry/Caramel milk, etc. When I visited America in 2017, I was horrified to learn that supermarkets only Nesquick Chocolate (premix) and when I ask the staff where their flavoured milks were, they sent me off to a gazillion different flavours of CoffeeMate, not only in powdered form but also in ready made liquid form kept in the fridge 😳 It was then I learnt that Starbucks would become my new best friend over there. Once back in Australia, on the way home from the airport, Woolworths was my first stop just to grab a 2ltr Farmers Union Iced Coffee 😂

People who live in the middle of Australia are called Australians

Simple rule for swimming at a beach in Australia (especially for tourists), always swim at a patrolled beach between the red and yellow flags.

As an Australian , I can confirm we make the best coffee , hence why Starbucks went bankrupt here. You need to come visit us asap mate !!!😊 and also yes we are super friendly , when we walk down the street everyone says hi to eachother when passing by😊

It is highly illegal to drove a car with NO insurance in Australia. You can get away without comprehensive insurance. Third party insurance is so compulsory that you cannot register your vehicle without it

You’ve never seen a movie set in Britain where they’re pouring a cup of tea and adding milk and sugar??

Switching off the outlet is a safety thing if kids stick things in it they won't get electrocuted.

BTW, the term 'Drop Bear' came from the fact Eucalyptus trees sometimes spontaneously drop their branches, and it just so happened that a koala was sleeping on one such mid level branch when it, and the koala, fell. Now the branch was caught by other branches before it got to the ground, not so the koala, who landed on a passing group of hiking tourists, and scaring the crap out of them (and the koala too I imagine). Their guide, who was obviously laughing himself silly on the inside, promptly told them to watch out for the 'Drop Bears' ... not knowing how far and wide the term would spread in the following months and years.

Speaking of the normality of seeing "celebrities" in public, I once saw Cate Blanchett at a play in Sydney. (No, she wasn't acting in it, she was, like me, a member of the audience). No-one bothered her. I also saw the Prime Minister out on his morning walk while I was doing the same. Just exchanged greetings. You would never see an American president doing that. There are many other examples.

I rolled around laughing when she said she was walking along, ran out of “sidewalk” and “didn’t know what to do” 😃😂😆😆😆😆 Girl, you just keep walking, but watch out for traffic. 😂😂😂

13:13 "How bad can it hurt?" Box jellyfish:"Death. And it will hurt really bad until then."

The organic labelling is HEAVILY regulated in Australia. She’s hilarious

As an Australian growing up AFL was called VFL as it was invented and only consisted of Victorian teams which mainly where suburbs from Melbourne like ( essendon, Collingwood , Richmond and many more)and one team from Geelong which is where I was born and raised but I support essendon.

Yeah that island you showed us was literally 3 continents all connected together thats not an island. An island is a landmass that is fully surrounded by water which Australia is. We pride ourselves on being the only country that can call itself both an island and a continent 😂

It doesn’t save electricity, it saves lives

As a child, I lived in a rural area (Wedderburn, 3 hours north west of Melbourne), and from 3 to almost 8, we had quaddies (quad bikes) that we'd around around our (20 acre) land. My dad would also pick us up from the bus we took on his quaddie, so there'd be 1 adult (driving), youngest on his lap, with me and my older sister just sitting on the back. Othertimes, if he picked us up in the car, one of us got to sit on his lap and steer the wheel. I almost ran us off the road into the bush once

Re: jellyfish. It's true, in Queensland, there are plenty of jellyfish that can kill you. The irukanji jelly fish is less than an inch small and men who have been stung and going through irukanji syndrome put the pain at 11/10. It is described as being hit in the back with a bat, continuously.

In Australia we call them power points, not outlets.

Australia probably knows more about America than what Americans know about themselves.🙃🇦🇺

Drop bears are bears suffering from heat exhaustion, they're not lining you up for the kill lmfao 😂😂😂😂

The wink is subtle and done with a nod. Not a huge obvious slow wink.

So many misunderstandings: food quality in Australia is much more regulated for instance we can't dye our oranges and most of our red meat animals are pastured not enclosed; Our free range chicken/egg farms have websites and you can see their conditions. And you can't register your car unless you have third party insurance (which protects the other person) but you don't need to insure for loss to you. In the country petrol would be expensive but she didn't go there - Yes we think petrol is expensive but did she really go to the trouble of converting litres to US gallons?

The word "c*nt" is not thrown around commonly in Australia except by young people in certain circumstances. Older people seldom use it and if they do, it is never in a friendly way. Don't use it if you are visiting Australia unless you have learned the demographic where it is sometimes OK to do so, and even then be careful.

Because your power outlets supply 110 volts and ours supply 240 volts, the electricity can be forced out of the holes unless you turn it off. In unventilated areas, this can create "power puddles" which can be useful to control snakes, spiders etc, but can be hazardous to young childerbeasts.

People who live in the middle of Australia… we call them “lost”

I was taught that children not only need to learn from their own mistakes, but also they NEED real boundaries... not being allowed to say "NO!" Means there are no boundaries.

Some studies say that upto 20% of a home's electricity consumption is 'standby' mode of appliances; turned on but not on use

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A KOALA BEAR. They are just Koalas. BUT there are Drop Bears

Ryan wait till your child sticks a fork in the power point (outlet) and you will understand why we have isolation switches . USA power 110 volts, Australian 240 volts.

Nope!!! We do not call our children the ‘C’ word. Maybe ferrells do, but 99.999999 % of Aussies would not! That is disgusting !

The worst thing I've ever heard a person called in Sydney was 'friend'. The dude left very quickly.

Nearly every Australian has heard their dad full on yelling at the tv when the footys on

And we don’t say “outlet” , they are “ power points”.

Let's clear something up Ryan. People who live in the country, like I do, we wear shoes. On the coast you will see barefoot people. Probably because they have just come from the beach.

Also, we only wink as a way to sign to someone "You and I are the smart ones" or that we're being sarcastic or trying to trick someone. It's code for "We're on the same side, team up with me. Keep it secret".

Bless her. But her complete confusion and mix up of all things football related epic. 😂😂😂

Vampire bats are tiny compared to Aussie bats. We call them flying foxes because of their size and they actually look like flying foxes.

Tip for Americans travelling to Australia, don't try to copy the Australian accent saying mate and there are more places than just Sydney and Melbourne. South Australia and Western Australia have beautiful cities and coastlines 😊

Regarding car insurance, there is 3 types of insurance you can get with 1 being mandatory. - Mandatory is Third Party Injury known as a green slip which covers the expenses of injuring someone in an accident if you are at fault, this only covers their medical expenses and not their vehicle. -Third party damage, which covers the cost of repairs to the other persons vehicle/property if you are found to be at fault but does not cover your own so you are left to foot the bill on your own vehicle. -Comprehensive/full coverage that covers both damage to your own vehicle and the other party if you are at fault, or your own vehicle if the other party does not have third party insurance of their own. As a rule you should always have either third party or comprehensive when driving as if you hit someones $500k lambo you are the one who foots the bill. I would say comphrensive is highly advised if you rely on your vehicle or it's an expensive vehicle as if you are hit by someone uninsured getting the money back from them requires lawsuits, lawyers and is often more expensive then it's worth half the time.

Dear Lady “Seppo” the Melbourne “mob” (Aussie = crowd) were not going to a ‘stadium’, they were headed for the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground), where many types of sports are played.

The switched power outlets do not save power by switching them off. It is a safety device so you electrocute yourself as it is 240 volt not 110volt

What Americans call sidewalls, we call footpaths.... Also I have a school friend who lives in Texas and she tells me that lamb isn't that easy to get over there cause most Americans don't eat it.... Which I thought was strange, we Aussie's love a good Lamb roast...

Omg.... you can literally see him die inside when it hits him that our large pizzas aren't what he thought they were 😂

Baseball and softball were developed from cricket. We talk about drop bears, but it's mainly because of the gum tree branches. Many eucalypts lose their branches sometimes, and anyone camping under them is going to have a very bad day.

There's a descending order of words in Australia: "Mate": multivalued, "How're ya goin', mate." "Are you have a go at me, mate?" "See you later, mate." "Sport": Things are heading south. "You're being a pain, sport." "You're totally wrong, sport." "Sunshine": Run. "I've had enough of you, sunshine." "I'm gonna knock your block off, sunshine." Even when violence isn't an option, finishing the sentence with "Sunshine" means a line has been crossed and a rapid backing off might save you a whole bunch of trouble.

Poor Ryan...l think he's afraid he'll starve to death if he comes to Australia 😂

The outlets aren't using any power when switched on if nothing is plugged in but it adds a layer of safety also. If a child sticks something metal into the holes in the outlet, they don't get electrocuted if the outlet is turned off. Also you can turn off appliances at the outlet to stop any trickle usage like (standbye) consumption of a TV that has a remote. Also if an appliance fails or has a fault, you can switch it off at the outlet. Or Switch off a bunch of applainces at once that are on the same outlet.

Starbucks was watered down weak coffee laden with sugar to hide that fact! And we never use milk in our tea and sugar is personal choice or lemon too but some people use milk in tea like the UK sugar optional.

Not all Aussies use cunt, a lot find the word feral and rude. My husband, friends and I hate it and would never want our kids to say it

No true, the “C” word isn’t acceptable everywhere

You nailed it Ryan, we got off the plastic straw wagon because of our sea life. Paper straws suck so we now have stainless steel straws that you take with you and throw in the dishwasher when you get home. And this are Flying foxes not bats. Bats are little

The Irukandji Jellyfish are only up in Far North Queensland which is only a relatively small area of our coastline. The rest of Australia has amazingly beautiful beaches that are perfect for swimming.

Jelly fish can really kill you, or the pain will make you want to die.

Ryan, we may go barefoot in our homes, but not usually when we go out. Like everywhere, there are those who defy convention. You wouldn’t want to be barefoot in summer when the heat can melt the roadways!

As an Australian who lived in Japan, they do indeed sell maki (sushi rolls, uncut) and eat them like a sandwich. Nets: they're called shark nets and I don't know about QLD but in NSW they have them at most major beaches, but they often have holes in them haha. To be on the safe side I make sure I'm not the furthest person out so they eat those people first. Fun fact: never swim in Sydney Harbour esp at dawn or dusk as it's teeming with sharks. Do not use free wifi - unless you want your bank details hacked into. Australians are really picky about their coffee. I've seen cafes shut down due to bad reviews about their coffee. Starbucks is crap, who knows what's in that stuff but we don't go for all that sugar and flavouring. Coffee is just coffee and milk.

just some clarifications for some of the things said The outlet switches are more for saftey than anything else especially with people sticking things in them for some odd reason causing electric shocks and house fires. Jellyfish - mostly an issue in central/north Queensland, Northern Territory and northern Western Australia. Central and North Queensland tend to have 4-6 months where you shouldn't swim due to an abundance of Australian Box Jellyfish and Irukandji Jellyfish. Australian Box Jellyfish is concidered the most venomous marine animal and if you are not carefull a sting can kill you in a very short time and it will be excruciating. Irukandji are also one of the most venomous marine animals in the world, especially dangerous being almost invisible to the naked eye with a sting that can cause fatal brain hemorrhaging as well as potentially causing "irukandji syndrome". Both of these Jellyfish are especially common in and around reefs. Crocodiles are very common in Central/Northern Queensland, Northern Territory and Northern Western Australia Honorable Mention - Stone Fish, The most venomous fish in the world. Common on beaches around rock formations and reefs in Queensland, Northern Territory and Northern Western Australia. They can also be found in northern New South Wales though more rarely. If you step on one the sting is known to be fatal. Drop Bears are most definitly real and can be incredibly dangerous, with warnings occasionally being put out in more rural areas.

Answering the sushi thing. The sushi roll shown in the video is what in Australia we call a hand roll (temaki in Japanese) and they are most of the time only sold in sushi shops, they are to be eaten by hand and yes they are also sold in Japan (Japanese ones are in cone shapes). However, typically if you go to a sushi or Japanese restaurant you will be sold "maki" which is what we in Australia and Japan call the cut up sushi. Maki are made specifically to be eaten in sit and dine settings. Particularly in Australia temaki have been adapted to be eaten in any situation, so its shape became more uniform (a cylinder as shown in the video).

Happy Arvo Ryan 😊 As an Australian, I would just like to confirm that it is absolutely NOT ok to call a child a c word! Ever.

The Chinese came to Australia in the 1850s... when the gold rush began. At first they mined like everyone else, but in time they opened stores to sell supplies. And they're still here.

We don't have plastic straws, or plastic coffee cups or plastic take away cutlery any more. And most supermarkets don't have single use plastic carry bags. They sell cloth ones that you can buy and bring to the store and reuse. I make my own cloth ones. All the trendy shops have paper bags with their logo printed on them or "designer" cloth bags to use so you can use them to get your shopping at the supermarket while advertising the clothing store. The public just started taking cloth bags shopping and the stores worked it out pretty quick.

Hard to take anything seriously when someone thinks Rugby is huge in Australia. It is about third or fourth in sport. Australian Rules is twice as big, minimum, then Cricket, then Soccer, then Rugby League (only in Sydney and Brisbane) etc. Such a narrow, Sydney focussed experience. Such a superficial view of this far more complex nation.

She ordered a hand-roll which is an uncut sushi roll which is popular in australia and New Zealand and usually has cooked meat such as teriyaki chicken in it . Maybe she just didn't know what a hand roll was. I assume there are Japanese owned sushi places that make regular sushi.

We do have compulsory third party car insurance, but that's specifically regarding injuries/deaths, not covering people's property, you have to take them to court for that if they lack insurance.

The powerpoint switch is not about saving power when there’s nothing plugged, but about saving power (and safety) when there’s something plugged. More specifically it’s a convenient way to “unplug” your devices without having to actually unplug it. In Australia I always disconnect devices I don’t use (e.g. kettle, toaster, shaver, lamps, piano, washing machine), not just to save energy but because it feels a lot safer. Dunno, do people in the US usually unplug their stuff too when unused? Because when I was there it felt so inconvenient to keep plugging/unplugging stuff from the socket, but I feel uneasy to have everything in the house constantly electrified even when unused, esp. with plenty of water going around in the bathroom and kitchen.

Ryan, we do not have free medical/hospital cover. This is paid for with taxes paid by all working Australians. It is just the system is more efficient and you get more bang for your buck compared to the US.

To be clear, with Aus disqualified as the largest island due to its continent status, that distinction falls to Greenland. Also, Dominos is considered the most rubbish pizza brand, and absolutely not representative of standard pizza sizes. Most places offer a family sized option. I'm not sure what parties she was referring to, but I've seen more than my share of all-nighters, and many nightclubs don't hit their strides until after the pubs shut down.

Car insurance while not compulsory, is advisable. If you're in an accident, you can face very high costs or being sued at the same time. Third party insurance is compulsory and paid with registration fees so the driver is covered by accidental death or injury to other people.

Most of the AFL teams (10 of 18) are in Victoria (the smallest mainland state w/ Melbourne as the capital) because the State league became the national league and expanded into the other states. On Australia Day the McDonalds rebrands to Maccas for some stores. Kebab is just meat cooked on a stick, how it is served varies. Pizza comes in bigger sizes but Large is smallish (Sizes: Small, Large, Family, Jumbo) and occasionally you can find what Aussies call 'New York' pizza slices. I've travelled a lot, except the Americas and the two best espresso' coffee cultures are Spain and Australia with maybe the addition of Portugal. It is semi-common for 'grey nomads' (retired Aussies) to buy a caravan and take a year travelling around Australia before settling into retirement. Third party insurance is built into car registration and you cannot drive without registration. (so the insurance is on the car itself) You'd lose a footpath (sidewalk) if you suddenly hit a reserve or private business area otherwise that would only happen in an outback township.

Along Eastern Australia where I am, we have Grey-Headed Flying Foxes. You can see them flying en-mass over houses near me at dusk. Like hundreds. Silently. Their wingspan can get to 1m wide. Vampire bats are much smaller. You might be thinking of the massive bats they have in the Phillipines that can get up to 1.7m wingspans. We get taught to stay away from flying foxes here because they can carry lyssavirus. If you ever get bitten or scratched go straight to the hospital, there is no cure if you don’t treat it quickly. It’s totally safe to be near them though, they’re cool to watch. Just don’t touch.

also it is a bit of a pain to fly to australia, but then consider how we feel trying to go anywhere other than australia.

If you stop your child from hurting themselves how do they learn from their mistakes . This is why Aussies kids are so tough they hurt themselves and learn quickly .

Switches on power points aren't much for power saving. That only applies to devices like phone charges that still use power on standby. They are primarily for safety. They provide a way to turn a device on or off (even one without a switch) without inserting the plug or pulling it out which can cause sparking, and wear out the contacts more.

I travlled around the entire perimeter of australia in 1990 simply by Hitch Hiking all the way around with a backpack and a tent

We have compulsory third party insurance in Australia. You can register your car without it. Few wrong facts in this vid

Sushi - also called Nori Roll. If you get ‘proper’ sushi it is small and eaten with chopsticks, but a Nori roll is great takeaway food.

If a turned off device is plugged into a socket no current flows, so there is no energy lost. But many devices, even AC powered ones, draw a small amount of current to enable instantaneous start up -- TVs for example. If they are plugged into a switched power outlet, you can save money by switching off. Some TVs etc just turn off the screen but draw full power, which is the worst thing, of course.

As a Australian my favourite thing to do with friends and family is a sausage sizzle (it’s when we have BBQ sausage in bread)

The C word word would surely not be used that much, you must have been in Bogan territory. It's a word that should never be used in a derogatory sense, as they are useful things.

Fun fact . Box Jellyfish stings come back annually at the site of the sting, some people can get tropical ulcers from stings decades after the box jellyfish stung you.

Our cars are flip flopped - I was confused from the beginning. I only drink tea with milk no sugar. Am I an Aussie living in a weird country? Nah , no way lol

Yes, the amount of tax on alcohol is ridiculous. I saw on the news about a week ago approx two thirds of the cost goes to tax!!! Eg: a $60 bottle of Johnny Walker...$40 is tax!👎

Re: sushi - yes, the half roll tube is the most common style you’ll find for takeaway sushi. It’s not a made up Australian thing, in Korea and Japan it’s a ubiquitous home style roll. I’ve seen mums not even bother to cut it for their teenage sons, because they just inhale it anyway (although I don’t think this is a commonly known piece of trivia). You gotta remember that sushi (and onigiri) are just sandwiches.

To clarify, at the begining Brooke is speaking about Rugby - she is refering to Rugy League commonly know as 'League' or NRL not what is commonly know as 'Rugby' (Rugby Union) all different from AFL. League and AFL are the most strongly supported codes in Aus. Brooke managed to go along to a State of Origin game which is a rivalry game played between NSW (the Blues) and Queensland (the Maroons) every year consiting of 3 games (go the Blues) with one being played in Melbourne.

Dominos pizzas are the smallest pizzas with the least amount of topping. Their large is like a medium size from a proper pizza shop. You can also get a family size which is bigger than a large pizza.

Hey Ryan, just to clarify the car insurance thing. Comprehensive insurance (insures you, your car and others) is not compulsory. Third party property insurance is. You cannot register your vehicle without it. Third party property covers any damage or injury to someone else but you are responsible for your own loss, if you are at fault. I hope this makes sense? Cheers Mate. Can't wait to see you down under!

You used to be able to get “Family Size” pizzas which were another size up, but they went out if fashion because its more common to buy 2 or 3 ‘large’ pizzas and have a few different flavours to share.

A few corrections / added details: * Rugby vs AFL depends on the state. Vic/Melbourne has AFL by far the most popular, whereas NSW and QLD is more into Rugby (although AFL still very popular). * Domino's pizza is small by Australian standards, but not by much. Standard 'large' is ~12 inch (8 slices). Most pizza shops have a 'family' pizza which is larger (16 inch, 12 slices). That's usually the largest size pizza. * Most beaches are fine to swim at, and popular beaches have life guards that would shut down the beach if there was danger. * There's a compulsory third party insurance as part of your car registration that covers people being injured. You would still get sued to cover property damage (i.e. the other car) if you're responsible for the accident. Most people pay at least for third party property insurance to ensure you don't go bankrupt from an accident. * Melbourne does have a lot of Asian communities (including 'Chinatown' in the CBD). * Yes, sushi rolls are typically not cut up. * Wall sockets don't 'use' electricity if they're switched on with nothing plugged in. People (dads) tell others to turn the switch off partly for safety, but mostly for OCD. * Kombucha isn't actually that popular. There was a short fad for a bit during COVID, didn't last long.

With the pizza debate. We get pizza slabs for parties and stuff. They are bloody ginormous

The jellyfish and crocodiles is a Queensland thing. New South Wales has beautiful beaches for swimming.

Milk in tea quite common in Australia, same as the UK. Unless it's espresso majority of our coffees are milk based with about 70% less sugars than Americans use. I haven't seen anyone that weird filtered coffee you yanks drink.

Yep, can confirm Aussie dads do go about complaining about people not switching off outlets - well, mine does anyway 😆 I pay it forward to my own kids - it's surprising how much difference it can make if you cut out vampire electricity

Germany and Australian Kebabs are actually different. Mainly as Germany uses more of a bread (think Foccacia) . Australia uses Pita bread wraps.

Elevator - lift Trash - Trash/rubbish where at - where at/where abouts Mosquitoes - mozzies thank you - cheers you're welcome - no worries Mcdonalds - Macca's South Australia has a place called China town. We call ourselves in the middle of Australia; bushies, Rural's and I think there's more, but I can't think of anymore (also this is what our town says and a few city slickers) all australias talk about drop bears (also koalas are not called koala bears) If you don't have insurance you have to pay with you're own money It depends on the place cause some do have bigger pizzas than that, well that i have seen. The most we pay $3 and the is $1.79 a liter All sidewalks connect to a road so you can cross followed with a zebra crossing or the lights for people crossing. netball is like basketball, but the ball is not allowed to touch the ground (males can also play and the females wear above the knees skorts - shorts connected underneath skirts) Love the video tho mate ❤❤❤

If it’s hard to get here, why is it so easy for us to go to the US? We attract millions of tourists from Europe and Asia every year, and we head to those places ourselves for our vacations.

ALL of Europe drives on the right like the US, the UK drives on the left like Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

that’s what hippies drink? i’m a true 60’s person. never heard of that. and just what’s the put down about? here i am watching you and enjoying your reactions and you dis me!? uh uh, dude. we were against the war and fighting for civil rights!! yeah, and all the other stuff. but we weren’t all druggies by a long shot. i did LSD once and made sure it was sunshine - the purest kind! it was rad! (no one uses groovy anymore :) i appreciate that so many of your generation are finally speaking out politically and i watch YT a lot, interesting stuff and, yes, kitties and other pets as well. Animal behavior is fascinating and cute. i’m into science - ever seen SciShow? so, you know, cool it, Ryan. okay? :) 🌷🌱

Where she was referring to where you don't go swimming it is highly populated with Salt water crocs, reef sharks and dangerous jellyfish. You really need to listen to the locals up there to find the safe places to swim. Salt water crocs are probably the scariest predoctoral animals on earth.